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1、第一章奥利弗出生地及出生时的4Chapter1TreatsoftheP1aceWhereO1iverTwistWasBorn;andoftheCircumstancesAttendingHisBirth对于奥利弗而言,出生在贫民收容院似乎是最幸运不过的事情了。不然以他刚出生时的体弱多病,被遗弃在室外的话一定早已离开人世。在一旁的济贫院老太婆己经喝得醉醺醺的,听到奥利弗自己争取存活下来的哭声时,知道教区内又多添了一件“包袱二奥利弗的母亲是一位未婚妈妈,生完他不久便离开了人世。小奥利弗似乎为自己未来悲惨的生活在提前哭诉着,他从出生没多久就被贴上了济贫院孤儿的标签,准备着挨饿、挨冻、挨巴掌。八MON
2、Gotherpub1icbui1dingsinacertaintown,whichformanyreasonsitwi11beprudenttorefrainfrommentioning,andtowhichIwi11assignnofictitiousname,itboastsofonewhichiscommontomosttowns,greatorsma11,toWi1aworkhouse;andinthisworkhousewasbom,onadayanddatewhichIneednottakeuponmyse1ftorepeat,inasmuchasitcanbeofnopossib
3、1econsequencetothereader,inthisstageofthebusinessata11events,theitemofmorta1itywhosenameisprefixedtotheheadofthischapter.Fora1ongtimeafterhewasusheredintothiswor1dofsorrowandtroub1e,bytheparishsurgeon,itremainedamatterofconsiderab1edoubtwhetherthechi1dwou1dsurvivetobearanynameata11;inwhichcaseitisso
4、mewhatmorethanprobab1ethatthesememoirswou1dneverhaveappeared;or,iftheyhad,thatbeingcomprisedwithinacoup1eofpages,thattheywou1dhavepossessedtheinestimab1emeritofbeingthemostconciseandfaithfu1specimenofbiographyextantinthe1iteratureofanyageorcountry.A1thoughIamnotdisposedtomaintainthatthebeingbominawo
5、rkhouseisinitse1fthemostfortunateandenviab1ecircumstancethatcanpossib1ybefa11ahumanbeing,Idomeantosaythatinthisparticu1arinstanceitwasthebestthingforO1iverTwistthatcou1dbypossibi1ityhaveoccurred.Thefactis,thattherewasconsiderab1edifficu1tyininducingO1ivertotakeuponhimse1ftheofficeofrespiration,一atro
6、ub1esomepractice,butonewhichcustomhasrenderednecessarytooureasyexistence,andforsometimehe1aygaspingona1itt1ef1ockmattress,ratherunequa11ypoisedbetweenthiswor1dandthenext,theba1ancebeingdecided1yinfavourofthe1atter.Now,ifduringthisbriefperiod,O1iverhadbeensurroundedbycarefu1grandmothers,anxiousaunts,
7、experiencednurses,anddoctorsofprofoundwisdom,hewou1dmostinevitab1yandindubitab1yhavebeenki11edinnotime.Therebeingnobodyby,however,butapaupero1dwoman,whowasrenderedrathermistybyanunwonteda11owanceofbeer,andaparishsurgeonwhodidsuchmattersbycontract,O1iverandNaturefoughtoutthepointbetweenthem.Theresu1t
8、was,that,afterafewstrugg1es,O1iverbreathed,sneezed,andproceededtoadvertisetotheinmatesoftheworkhousethefactofanewburdenhavingbeenimposedupontheparish,bysettingupas1oudacryascou1dreasonab1yhavebeenexpectedfromama1einfantwhohadnotbeenpossessedofthatveryusefu1appendage,avoice,foramuch1ongerspaceoftimet
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